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Yankee 38 Owners List as of November 2005-----Hist Michael Kelly at 4:25am 11.23.05 Other Sailboats 2/3456 Please share any and all knowledge, history, and performance characteristics on this beautiful old S
Any trouble areas with '81 25' Dave9942 at 3:49am 11.23.05 Smaller Boats 1/842 I'm looking to buy a 25'.I was wondering if the 1981 models had any specific troubles or problem are
Prop information Rick19256 at 3:23am 11.23.05 Morgan 3/1893
Radar Rob at 1:59am 11.23.05 Ask All Sailors 28/1793 Ok, The admiral has given me the go to get the radar/chartplotter/gps system Ive wanted. My question
Thanksgiving sailing? Paul at 1:14am 11.23.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1050 So, who goes sailing on Thanksgiving, and how? Here in the snowy north, the big boat is high and dr
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:32am 11.23.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1578 The attached photo offers a surefire way to break everyone up when you bring your turkey to the tabl
Close the seacock? Anthony.Drake@otc.army.mil at 11:59pm 11.22.05 Ask All Sailors 12/2084 Last summer it was my practice not to close the seacock that supplies the freshwater cooling for yan
Trailer saltydog3111 at 11:44pm 11.22.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/788 Does any one have any used trailers out there or know of where to purchase for around 2K. My H22 is
winter storage phlocker at 10:24pm 11.22.05 Day Sailers 2/1274 how do you all store your 146. Tarp, shrink-wrap? any need to do anything? Thanks
Standard rigging- DeTension or leave alon Ian McGain at 10:02pm 11.22.05 Ask All Sailors 16/1207 Most boats in the North-East are now up on jack stands. In previous lay-ups, I have de-tensioned my
Size for Water heater bypass Paul Aubrecht at 9:38pm 11.22.05 Big Boats 5/1243 I am winterizing my 356 for the first time.Can someone tell me what and what size stuff I need to by
help me choose a boat jason at 7:16pm 11.22.05 Ask All Sailors 20/1701 I am in the market for a sailboat. I want something roomy inside with a wood interior, a/c would be
towing wieght of an oday 23 malik at 10:36am 11.22.05 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2558 hi, i have been offered an oday 23. however it has to be towed from rhode island to north carolina.
Shower Drain Paul M at 10:32am 11.22.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/815 Any ideas on how to make the shower drain on catalina 34's work any better? The sump is about a 1/4
Removal of Main sliding hatch "Help" 28 Oday willy44 at 9:53am 11.22.05 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1361 I can't for the life of me figure out how to remove the main sliding hatch on my 1980 Oday 28. I wan
Shower drain - non drain Paul Mellen at 9:37am 11.22.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/937 Has anyone figured a way to make the shower drain work well? At best it drains marginally when the b
Unused thru hulls - knot meter sending unit Paul F at 9:15am 11.22.05 Ask All Sailors 20/3346 Like many sailors I have gone with a gps instead of the existing in water knot meter. This leaves t
info specs on a 1970 cal 29 mark3787 at 8:56am 11.22.05 Cal 0/542 I am currently looking at buying a 1970 cal 29 foot sal boat I would like to get specs and info on t
Battery charger adjustment... Jeff at 7:40am 11.22.05 The Cherubini Hunters 4/956 I have a 15 volt battery charger which runs of my 50 amp shore power. I have a switch on my master p
newport beach boat salvage Joe S at 7:34am 11.22.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2264 Someone on the forum gave me the name/webpage of a boat salvage shop in Newport Beach, I lost it and

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Hull to Deck Joint Repair and Filler (1) rgranger at 1:48pm 04.15.21 If you go with an expanding option, you might want to fill a small section at a time. If you cover
Close Call senang at 1:45pm 04.15.21 Looks like the chainplate was not attached to the hull but to a bulkhead.
O'Day 31 Rudder dmax at 1:44pm 04.15.21 The through bolt and quadrant hold your rudder vertically. If your rudder is in good shape, it will
The Boat Exploded and Then I Died wynkoop at 1:41pm 04.15.21 BTW since I keep mentioning black locust in my posts here are two places that sell it. http://www.a
Hull to Deck Joint Repair and Filler dlochner at 1:40pm 04.15.21 I meant fill it in one "pour," due to the heat. OK. BTW, I too am familiar with the spousal gla
Hull to Deck Joint Repair and Filler GearWhore at 1:37pm 04.15.21 I meant fill it in one "pour," due to the heat.
The Boat Exploded and Then I Died wynkoop at 1:33pm 04.15.21 I am fighting deck leaks galore on my Ericson 27. It seems every fitting on deck decided in the las
The Dinghy Diaries Tom J at 1:32pm 04.15.21 We started with a small inflatable, which was light enough to stow on the foredeck easily, but so li
O'Day 31 Rudder (3) OdayGeorge at 1:26pm 04.15.21 Thank you for the reply. I did what you suggested and my wife worked the wheel while I looked for a
rudder rigging question wynkoop at 1:24pm 04.15.21 That is great! Just what I was looking for. Not sure what the holes in the tiller were for, but th
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Thaniel at 1:22pm 04.15.21
Close Call Tom J at 1:16pm 04.15.21 Scary. A couple of years ago, we were on a mooring and a microburst came by with winds up to 88 mph
Hull to Deck Joint Repair and Filler dlochner at 12:48pm 04.15.21 I knew I couldn't just fill it with epoxy and walk away. Actually, if you do a decent job filling
Hull to Deck Joint Repair and Filler GearWhore at 12:38pm 04.15.21 I have been through the West System repair and maintenance manual you linked. I understand all of th
H240 steering familyrapp at 12:15pm 04.15.21 For maneuvering around the dock I keep the rudder up and steer with the motor. It's way more respon
Covid-19 Vaccination Stu Jackson at 12:13pm 04.15.21 P.S. there is way more detail to both of these cases but I can't discuss the details. Let's just sa
Close Call Roland5048 at 12:07pm 04.15.21 I've been in this marina for five years and have yet to see anyone on it. I think the hotel has cla
Close Call dlochner at 12:03pm 04.15.21 Wow, that pulled the bulkhead right out of the boat. Also looks like the deck and bulkhead were not
2007 H38 - What chain works with Simpson-Lawrence gypsy? flightlead404 at 11:59am 04.15.21 Thanks, that's great info.
The Boat Exploded and Then I Died Hayden Watson at 11:59am 04.15.21 Holes are easy to seal with some simple steps like potting the core with thickened epoxy but if you

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